US Congress House Bill 2276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-13)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017 This bill amends expands the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include an audiologist with respect to the furnishing of audiology services. Additionally, the bill expands the scope of audiology services covered under Medicare and allows payment for such services regardless of whether an enrollee is under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care provider or whether the services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care provider.

Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017

Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-01	House	Introduced in House

SB2575 (Related) 2018-03-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2276/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2276/BILLS-115hr2276ih.pdf